The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-07-21

in-law OF DR.. Jackson, chief surgeon
OF the Wabash railway. Twenty-two
masked men appeared at the jail and
demanded the keys. This demand wal re-
fused and the mob broke down the large
iron door and in fifteen minutes had Chris.
Hanson in their possession. He wastaken
to the bridge crossing the Wabash river,
time without the desired result, but the
second time his life was extinguished, the
man dying at 12:45. The lynching was
witnessed by about 1000 people.
plain to the interstate commissioners that
the freight per 100 pounds on cotton piece
goods from Chicago to Walla Walla is
$4.7O, while to Portland, Or, ESQ miles
further, it is only $1.2O per 100 pounds.
Richard Cronan, while attempting to
swim across the Niagara river, starting
from the maid OF the Mist" landing was
caught in the current and carried down
through the whirlpool rapids. Cronap
came over the falls from Boston q week
ago.
For the Fourth OF July celebration Port.
land, Oregon performed an unprecedented
feat in the way OF fireworks. 1t was the il.
Elimination OF the summit OF Mount Hood,
Viz IN 6AOWsCOVcEGu Dcdhl al OICkOu.
~, 72O feet high.
Private Thomas N. Bateman, OF the
Second United States cavalry, shot and
killed First Sergeant Samuel NJ. Sopher,
ofthe same troop, at the Preside barraks,
San Francisco. The sergeant had repri-
handed Batmane for being intoxicated.
At Glendale, Mont, a brewery was burn
al and also Peter Schawer, the proprietor,
who was sleeping on tho second floor, was
burned to death.
At lewiston, ILL.,, j. F. Logan, city mar
shall, was shot and killed by George Welde,
who was intoxicated. The murder was
| without provocation. Threats OF lynch.
ing Welde are made.
The following pensions have been grant
ed: Observation-Disclosures A. s. Devoin,
Waupaca; original, r. A. Bailey, Milwaukee,
j. Thatcher, Baraboo; w. Struthers, Har.
mony; s: Ramsey, Reedsburg; 7: Linton,
j. 10S MslI S9p'iM It; @fN1 X' coole M0n Mssyj
Brains; j. Timms, La Crosse; J. Cranie,
Chippewa Falls: J.. J. Enhilder, Neillsville;
J. Feight, Hillsboro; G. W.. Briggs, Grand
Rapids; J. Williams, Alton. Dakota-W
II. Gates, Deadwood; M. Kane, Jr., Dan.
forth; A. Small, Fargo; J. w, Todd, Mime
sela. Misunderstanding R. P. Carpenter
Sank Rapids; original. w. Martin, Lake
City; J. Mahoney, Bloomington; E. Nc
Grew, Chatfeld; J. Beatty, Anoka; G.. L
j. Graham, Mankato; T. Magill, New York
Mills; J. Gray, Frazee City; w. Dean
Hutchinson; j. Smith, Kilkenny; W. R
Tubbs, stewartville; G.. stenger, Mortified
E. L. Harper, OF the Fidelity National
bank at Cincinnati, now in Jail awaiting
trial, says: He had no idea OF any disas.
ter to the bank, and that he bought stock
the day before the closing and only two
days before put $780, 600 i%ndeposit. If the
bank examiner had not come there would
have been no trouble. He did not operate
sible.
Lieut.. Wilcox, convicted OF duplicating
his pay accounts n sentenced to two
years in the state prison, was carried to
Saltwater Mimi, under q guard of colored
soldiers.
Some days ago the Manitoba and North.
ern Pacific railroad companies were repre-
Bented before the railroad commissioner
by Attorney Clough in the matter OF the
proposed reduction of the passenger tariff
Of those two roads to three cents per mile
Mr.. Clough presented only part ofhis testi
mony as to why the roads should not be
required to make the reduction, and the
hearing in the case will be completed July
ID.
George Trent, alias Frank Vance, alias
Gearge Smith, alias F. N. Conehay, went
to Chicago. He was a good-looking blonde,
twenty.seven years old. His last cogno'
men was Conehay, and under it, being an
expert operator, he obtained a situation
here with the Western Union Telegraph
ton Detective agency and taken. to St.
Paul. His offences are forgery, stealing.
general confidence frauds. &c.
A Washington special says that the Ben.
son, Mimi, land officers, in answer to Com.
missioner Sparks, who demanded An expla.
nation of the charge that they had illegal
ly allowed filings on indemnity lands, state
that the charge was absolutely without
foundation; that application to enter such
lands had been made, but the land officers
would not receive them because they were
railroad lands.
The business for the Fargo land ofic,
for the quarter ending July l is as follows
Cash sales of acres, 9,349; fees, $16,575
rs, TAI; fees, 81, 625; commissions, $1,000
homestead proofs, 1856; acres, 10, $40; fees
50, 231. Timber entries, 1852; acres, %,
TIC; fees, 81, 500; commission, $6l1. Tim
Der proofs, 6; acres, $50; commission, $24
Soldiers statements, Z; fees, $3.50; com
mission, 81. Total receipts, $22, 974.51.'
At Galesburg, ILL.,, the jury in the jim
1 McCarroll case returned q verdict OF guilty
and fixed the punishment at twelve years
in the ~penitentiary. McCarroll is the last
of the celebrated Farmers & MechanicI
bank robbers to be punished.
Secretary Fairchild dismisses from tn
service the head OF q treasury division
Oscar ]. Harry who was arrested for de
frauding the government by means o
bogus claims. He confessed his guilt.
Miss Gabrielle Greeley, the only surviv
Ing child OF Horace Greeley, lives or hel
fathers Chappaqua farm with two lad,
friends.
The president and Mrs. Cleveland viii
visit Utica shortly.
Michigan expects q wheat yield OF S21,
0O0, 900 bushels.
Ferdinand Qeldowski, furniture manufac
turer, East Cambridge, has prepared
statsmen4t; liabilities, 10000 assets
10000.
General Master Workman Powderly II
the Journal OF United Labor says: 1.-THE
mopent tho grain or produce gambler
stacks the cards, and announces that there
Il Il scarcity In ~ certain article Of food
and the prices 90 mp III consequences, ersrJ
nsnbsr should rssolys that until ths nn